Chapter 369 Luo'er is confined to her home! A marriage proposal is made!
Old Madam Pei touched Li Qingluo's face with heartache, and tears streamed down her face.
Li Qinglu felt extremely guilty.
She was once again relieved that she had not fallen ill at home yesterday, otherwise her grandmother would have gone crazy on the spot.
Moreover, my grandmother always deeply resented the choice made by the old Duke Pei after he was poisoned by the curse.
She believed that her brother should not have committed such a heinous crime that led to his death.
Even in death, one should stand tall and honor the loyal bones of the Pei family.
But now it's her only granddaughter, who she relies on and stays by her side, how can the grandmother face this?
But now that things have come to this, Li Qingluo can no longer hide the truth from Madam Pei.
"Grandmother, Luo'er has indeed been poisoned."
"The symptoms of poisoning are extremely similar to those of hemophagocytosis."
"Last night was the first time Luo'er suffered from the poison."
After Li Qingluo finished speaking, the entire hall was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
Madam Pei: "Luo...Luo'er, what are you saying?"
"How...how could you be poisoned by the same Gu poison as your great-uncle!?"
"Luo'er, this is no joke!!"
Deeply affected, her body went limp, and if Luo Fan hadn't rushed to catch her in his haste, she would have fallen to the ground.
Luo Fan: "You—you don't worry, Luo'er is perfectly fine now, isn't she?"
With great effort, Madam Pei stepped forward and grabbed Li Qingluo: "What exactly happened? Why don't you tell me clearly right now?"
Li Qingluo looked up and tears streamed down her face.
“Grandmother, the relationships involved are very complicated. To put it simply, Qin Ling was ordered by the prince of Chu to give me this poison.”
"And this person has this poison because Zaina's sister is loyal to her."
"The poison that Luo'er was poisoned with was a poison that Zuliya had been refining for five years. Although it is not a Gu poison, it is very similar to bloodlust."
"Grandmother, I'm sorry."
"It's all my fault, I've made you sad..."
Li Qingluo considered it and decided to simply keep it a secret from her grandmother.
That way she won't know the truth and won't worry.
But she was even more afraid that her grandmother would be even angrier if she found out one day that she was the only one kept in the dark.
My grandmother was a decisive and efficient person. She was straightforward and efficient in her daily life.
He speaks frankly and without pretense.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have abandoned the Li family and Li Chaojing back then, leaving home in a huff for many years.
With her personality, she can't tolerate any injustice, let alone betrayal.
Therefore, even if Li Qingluo kept such a big thing from her, she would not easily forgive her if the truth came out one day.
Li Qingluo then had no choice but to confess everything.
Upon hearing this, Madam Pei felt a pang of heartache and hugged her tightly.
"How can you blame yourself! Child, how can you blame yourself?"
"It's those damned bastards' fault, why should you apologize?"
"But now that things have come to this, why did you still run away on your own?"
"You said you were going to Yangzhou, but you were just lying to Grandma? Why would you do that?"
Li Qingluo: Because she was afraid she wouldn't have made it through last night...
He was afraid of losing consciousness completely and turning into a mad monster.
If she is still conscious, she should come back and face the truth honestly.
If we can't get through this... let Grandmother think that she went to Yangzhou, and she won't be too heartbroken.
Even though she didn't say it, Old Madam Pei could guess what she was thinking.
"Are you trying to drive me crazy? You treat your grandmother like a three-year-old, but you're making yourself miserable, aren't you?"
So what if you turn into a monster?
"Grandmother, and your Grandpa Luo, how could they not save you?"
Madam Pei's heart was breaking.
The thought of the perilous situation her beloved had faced last night, and how her Luo'er had almost not returned, filled her with both anger and pain.
Luo Fan comforted Madam Pei for a few words, then carefully took Li Qing's pulse again.
Dong Siyuan touched the left side, and Luo Fan touched the right side.
Soon, Dong Siyuan, who had been taking care of Butterfly, realized: "The young lady's pulse and Butterfly Lady's pulse are quite different, but upon closer examination, they seem to share a common origin..."
Li Qingluo: "I suspect that the poison I took was made from the venomous blood of butterflies."
As Li Qingluo spoke, she took out the porcelain bottle containing three poison pills from her bosom.
"Quickly, let Grandpa Luo take a look!"
Luo Fan took it, opened it, and smelled it; his expression turned serious.
Madam Pei: "Luo Fan, what's wrong? Tell me quickly!"
Luo Fan: "Don't worry. The blood worm is dead, and no second blood worm has appeared in this world. As long as Luo'er isn't poisoned by the blood worm, things aren't so bad."
Before Madam Pei could even breathe a sigh of relief, Dong Siyuan said, "But Butterfly Girl's poisonous blood is the most poisonous thing I have ever seen in the world."
"If it really was poison made from her blood over five years, I'm afraid..."
"And didn't the girl say that when she was poisoned, her symptoms were very similar to those of hemophagocytosis?"
"But I have only seen the symptoms of the Butterfly Girl. Only when a man she sees or hears gets close to her will she go crazy and lose her mind."
"What exactly is true hemophagocytosis like? Could you describe it to me, young lady?"
Li Qingluo dared not look at her grandmother.
However, he still clearly stated: "My symptoms are indeed quite different from those of the butterfly."
"When the poison took effect, I vomited two mouthfuls of black blood."
"Besides the tearing pain all over his body, he also has a butterfly scar on his body. The scar is usually pink, occasionally purple, and turns into a bright red like blood when the poison takes effect."
"I've also tried it; smelling a man's blood or the venomous blood of a butterfly can relieve the symptoms."
"However, what can truly make me detoxify easily is to drink men's blood."
Dong Siyuan turned deathly pale with fright: "This poison is so insidious and domineering? It's extremely vicious!"
His gaze toward Li Qingluo was filled with admiration.
Judging from the description alone, it must have been extremely difficult and challenging for a woman like her to get through it.
It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that it was worse than death, would it?
As expected, the girl His Highness has taken a liking to is no ordinary person.
Madam Pei: "So, Luo'er, you've been drinking human blood?"
Madam Pei's face turned deathly pale as she stared in horror at her beloved granddaughter, unable to accept this fact.
Li Qingluo lowered her head.
Although Duan Rongshi personally fed her the blood, it is an indisputable fact that she drank human blood.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Doctor Luo quickly interjected, "This poison may not be able to be cleared from Luo'er in a short time. Luo'er, you must not run around anymore. Next time the poison flares up, with Grandpa Luo and Doctor Dong here, we will be able to help you get through it."
Madam Pei: "Luo Fan, then I'll have to trouble you and Doctor Dong."
"Luo'er, did you hear me? From now on, until the next time you succumb to the poison, you are not to step out of the house again!"
"Otherwise, don't blame your grandmother for punishing you according to family rules!"
Li Qingluo could only lower her head deeply: "Yes, Grandmother."
She knew this would be the outcome.
However, I still felt uneasy and fearful.
The next time the poison takes hold, when her grandmother sees her madness, will she tie her up with a rope like a butterfly?
Li Qinglu bit her lip bitterly, then got up and left.
After she had walked away, Madam Pei buried her face in her arms on the table and began to cry.
Luo Fan sighed deeply and walked over to support her shoulder.
"Xiuzhen, aren't you being a little cruel to Luo'er?"
"I think she's a sensible child."
Pei Xiuzhen: "She's just too shrewd! She even keeps things from us, what else can't she do herself?"
"She wanted to die outside, or at least not harm anyone in the house when the poison took effect. How could I not understand?"
"She doesn't want people to look at her like she's a monster... It would be worse for her than death!"
"But if she really dies, leaving me, an old woman, alone in this world, what am I supposed to do?"
"And what's more, he drinks human blood! Don't you know how my brother turned into a beast who can't distinguish between humans and ghosts?"
Luo Fan: "Luo'er will certainly not be like your brother, who pushed himself to an irreversible point."
"We will all save her."
"Moreover, she is a person with a conscience; she would not easily harm innocent people."
Madam Pei: "Then whose blood did she drink last night?"
They finally made things clear.
Although she had angered her grandmother, Li Qingluo felt better after filling her stomach.
It was her own decision.
Having come this far, she had no choice but to face it, and she did not regret going out alone to endure her first bout of poisoning.
It's good that the Xiuli General's Mansion wasn't turned upside down.
Next, it will be up to Dong Siyuan and Grandpa Luo to figure out how to help her detoxify.
If there is no cure for this poison...
Li Qinglu smiled bitterly, resigned to her fate.
However, before she is completely cornered, she will kill everyone who has harmed her.
"Young lady, why aren't you asleep yet?"
"It's already past midnight, and the city is under curfew. I'm afraid the prince won't be coming tonight."
Li Qinglu coughed lightly a few times.
"He might be held up by something. Have Zheng Mama go and ask Wu Quan and the others to see if they can find out if something happened in the palace?"
Sparrow: "Yes."
Li Qingluo was preoccupied with Duan Rongshi and couldn't fall asleep after getting into bed.
She simply turned over and called Sparrow over again: "Sparrow, could you... help me find some storybooks to read?"
Sparrow: "What storybook?"
Li Qingluo whispered something in Que'er's ear.
Sparrow blushed instantly.
"Miss, those are forbidden books! How can our young ladies read them?"
"And if it's discovered, it will be a serious matter."
Li Qingluo: "Are you scared?"
The sparrow took two deep breaths.
"Afraid?! How could I, Que'er, be afraid of such a thing? You wait, young lady!"
But it only lasted one night.
A love storybook filled with tales of romance, which even Que'er dared not open, was handed to Li Qingluo.
"Miss, guess where I got it from?"
Li Qingluo: "Meishuang?"
Que'er looked shocked: "How did you guess it so quickly? This is boring."
Li Qingluo chuckled: "You don't know any more tricks of the trade in Jinling City than I do. Let me take a look first."
Li Qingluo couldn't wait to open the storybook.
However, the contents quickly ignited a spark on her pretty face.
She originally just wanted to see how men and women could be more intimate, like how to avoid bumping her lips next time...
However, the explicit and daring content inside made Li Qinglu blush and her heart race the moment she read it.
She slammed the storybook shut.
"What are all these things?!"
It's unbearable to watch in broad daylight.
She shoved it under her pillow, stood up, and said, "Let's go practice our swordsmanship!"
After a good night's work of sweating, Li Qingluo was wiping her face when Granny Zheng rushed in from outside: "Miss, oh, oh, something terrible has happened—someone has come to propose marriage for you—"
Li Qingluo's heart began to race.
"Is he serious?"
But she quickly realized what was happening.
Is what Granny Zheng said bad?
If it were Duan Rongshi, how could she say it wasn't good?
Li Qingluo's expression changed slightly: "Which family? Who are they?"
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